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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-29

There ART. snly nine of Buffalo Bills In
dians who will not come back TO this coun-
try and brag about what they saw in Lon
don. They are dead
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-29

Volunteers make the best sailors. As well
As soldiers. it seems. We should have said
this before il we had thought of 1t.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-29

Governor Foraker forbids the use OF his
name in connection with the position Of
comnandar-;n-chief of the q. 4. X.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-29

Little Mills is still repeating his lies
about Foraker. but as nobody believes them
no particular harm is done.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-29

'ss. His headquarters are now in New
York.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-29

Colonel Fred Grant Is making goot i'm
preston as public speaker. il. New York.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-29

A Carlisle pa. man says he can walk
TO Baltimore-seventy-tw miles-in ten
hours.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-29

The chestnut crsp is reported TO be 40
abundant that nobody need feel under obli-
gation to add anything to it.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-29

"HACKMETAC." lasting and fragrant
perfume. Price 25 and 50cents. For sale
by r. A. GarwOOd.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-29

Governor Beaver, OF Pennsylvania, is Al
enthusiast regarding Sunday schools.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-29

CROUCH On ITCH"
'sRough on Itch" cures skin humors, erup
tions, ring worm, tetter, salt rheum, frosted
feet, chilblains, itch, ivy poison, BARRIERS itch.
Soc. Druggists or mail. Z. 8. Wells, jersey City.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-29
CROUCH ON CATAR

CROUCH ON CATARRH''
Corrects offensive odors at once. Complete
cure Of worst chronic cases; also une1ualled Is
gxrgle for diphtberia sore lruat foul breath 5OC
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-29
ssROrCH IN PATS. -

CROUCH ON RATS
Clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies, ants, bed
bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, Jack rsbbits
spsrrows, gophers, moths, moles. &c. druggists
crouch ON CORNS."
Ask for Wells "Rough on Corns." Quick re
lief, complete cure. Corns, warts, BUM ,ns. l5c.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-29
NEW CARLISLE.

The Massachusetts mugwump is now ali
ornhau
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-29

Scenes In the Omce of 4 Man Who Makes
HaitinE speech Hum SmOothly-Im-
pedimenis Of Speech OF Nervous
Character.
Southern live-stock journal. (Starkville, Miss.) 1876-1891, 1887-11-24
NO. 10

more than mile before they were
taken up by another flash. | never
saw any of these balls except when
it was raining and | don't believe
they would travel on dry track" "
II tell you what I've seen after
a flash of lightning" said Stewards
fireman. "I've seen the whole air
turn purple and stay so for half a
minute or more. A bright purple
light lasting so that you could see
everything for half a mile ahead" +"
"Oh, that all in your eye," said
Southern live-stock journal. (Starkville, Miss.) 1876-1891, 1887-11-24
STARKVILLE, MISS, NOV. "A, 1887.

feel the same about it as other peo-
pie do, for it never makes me ner-
vous bit. What's the use of being
afraid of it? You can't do anything
to stop it, and if it's going to hit you,
why there's the end of it. You
can't dodge it if you try and one
place is just as good as another.
We're going to have pretty sharp
right around here in few
minutes, but | don't know any safer
place than right here; and here |
mean to stay as long as ! can"
Southern live-stock journal. (Starkville, Miss.) 1876-1891, 1887-11-24

"Ever been on an engine that was
struck by lightning?" asked the
freight conductor.
"Lots of times. Petty, and you
have been behind me on the train
without knowing about it. No. 1877
was struck on Sunday night whilst
we was crossing the mountain, and
it never phased her. The stroke
was sharp one, too, but Jim and |
didn t feel it bit, and there wasn't
a mark on the engine. The engine
is good conductor and the rails
carry off the electricity. That
sounds funny, | know, but tell you
for true that ! have often seen the
Southern live-stock journal. (Starkville, Miss.) 1876-1891, 1887-11-24

that Sieve Varian was running.
When we passed each other there
was lively cracking, and as we
went down the road every key and
bolt and point on my engine had
fire ball on it burning like blue gas
flame. | could feel my fingers ting
ling and my hair crawling up under
my cap, and | was just beginning to
get worried, when-slap, bang came
a flash and crash right over head,
and away went two of the biggest
lightning balls | ever saw, running
right up the track in front ofus. All
the blue flames was gone off the en-
CINE then, aud we chased them balls
Southern live-stock journal. (Starkville, Miss.) 1876-1891, 1887-11-24

lightning run up the track away
from the front of the engine in two
balls of fire. | never once saw it
come toward me. The funniest part
of it is that the big fire balls don't
seem to run much faster than the
train. I've seen them split at a
switch and 60 up both tracks sever
al times. Once when Bill McNabb
was running with me he called my
attention to lightning balls coming
down the west-bound track toward
us, and right in front of fast mai
Southern live-stock journal. (Starkville, Miss.) 1876-1891, 1887-11-24

Stewart. "That's the effect of the
bright light on your eyes. A flash
of lightning comes and goes so quick
that your piston rods seem to be
standing stock still when you're go
ing forty miles an hour. Did you
ever hear how Lyme Morgan came
near being killed by flash of light
ming and was saved by another2'
"What Lyme? Not one-legged
Lyme, the fiagman?"
eyes, but he wasn't one-legged
Lyme then, for this was when he
was rear brakeman on the mail. |
was following that train one night
Continued on page 10.
Southern live-stock journal. (Starkville, Miss.) 1876-1891, 1887-11-24
LIGHTNING ON THE RAIL
ROAD.

cts funny that railroad trains
don't get struck by lightning once in
while," said the green brakeman
who was sitting on the coal box rub
bing tin lantern with piece of
greasy waste.
There were eight men in the little
red caboose and nearly, all had their
eyes directed out of the open door
at the rain-whipped surface of the
river or at the forked shafts which
Southern live-stock journal. (Starkville, Miss.) 1876-1891, 1887-11-24

necessarily rent the bank of dense
clouds in the southwestern sky.
Faith, | never heard of train
being strook-did you, Fatty?" said
a wiper, who was apparently the
only one who paid any attention to
the brakeman's remark.
"Often, Mike, often. Locomo-
tives are struck by lightning every
day and it don't hurt them a bit, !"
said the fat engineer, who was sitti &
on the edge of the chair close to the
window and iatently watching the
play of the lightning. 81 like to
watch it." he said, "and | like to
hear the thunder. I.guess | don't
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-18
Suppressing the Bonnet Nuisance.

Though little is said in the papers now
about Daniel Frohman's experiment i'll the
direction of suppressing the bonnet nuisance
at the Lyceum theatre, the good work Is
going more bravely than many imagine.
The first night of "A Scrap of Paper
the ladies' cloak room almost filled with
wraps, bonnets and hats, and new lines of
hooks have been put up and new checks
stamped Mr.. Frohman said the other day:
Il am agreeably surprised at the result so
far. The other day l received a request for
"a hundred seats in a block for the first night
of Mr.. Howard's new play. check was in
closed for the amount and l accordingly sent
the seats. So large an order struck me as
being somewhat peculiar and | accordingly
made inquiries. | found that a club had
been formed up town whose members are
pledged To the disuse of bonnet or hat inside
a theatre 1t was for this club that the
tickets were wanted This of course is en-
couraging, and my mail brings me- nearly
every day one or more letters bearing upon
the subject Most of them contain terms of
strong approval of my attempt to procure by
gentle suasion the downfall of the tall hat
and bonnet III theatres. New York Trib-
une.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-18
Nobody Doubts Ia in Paiatka.
One of our young merchants has given
the following testimony:
PALATKA, January 20, Il

PALATKA, January 20, 1887.
Swift Specific Co. Atlanta, Ga:
GENTLEMEN-Oneo of my customers, at
the age of fifteen, had a severe attack of
rheumatism. His father had to lift him
about. He was in bed for six weeks. l
sold him a dozen bottles of :. =. =, which
entirely cured him. l regard 5. 5. =. as
very potent in rheumatism.
Yours truly. j. III. HAUGHToN.
Florida Chemical Works.
All blood poisons. including catarrh,
cancer, malaria, and rheumatism, yield
quickly to s. s. s. valuable treatise
on all blood diseases mailed free, on ap-
plication by postal card, to Swift Specific
Co, Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-18
Parker'S InterIaChen Dye Works

ALL KINDS OF LADIES SILK ASD
~ WOODEN Dresses Dy al ard Cleaned with
ont ripping. Gent.emsp's Clothing Ci ant
and Dyed IN the most perfect manner. Also.
PIsIo and Table Covers. IambFequins etc.
p nd vicinity, will give you infol mat ION ia
yard to price-. etc. dele Is
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-18
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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-18
A Slight Continuation
Bargains at DEVEREUX'S

My last three weeks sales dem
onstrate the fact that LOW PRICES FOR
SOLID VALUES always attracts, and I
shall continue to Offer from my large
stock, in addition to other Goods. for
the coming week, a line heretofore
quite neglected, and which are very
seasonable goods just now.
100 doz Bed Spreads, below cost,
SO pcs. Damask Table Linen.
1000 doz. Towels.
Napkins and Doylies in profusion.
Four and half bushels of Handker-
chiefs at 5 and 1Oc
500 pcs White Goods of every de-
scription.
1000 Corsets at cost.
A very large line of Children's,
Misses and Ladies Hose, Full Reg
ular, at less than cost.
Entire stock of Laces, Robes, Cam
brio Underwear and Bustles---Laces
especialy--marked down fully one
half Ladies' Collars and Cuffs will
also be cast away, regardless of their
value
Remember, Laces, Flouncing ali
over, Robes and Ribbons also, will
be a leading feature. Circumstances
govern the world, and an opportu-
nifty like this happens only occasion
ally. c. p DEvEREUX
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-03
How Chocolate is Made.

Chocolate" said confectioner. tsis
made from beans that grow in pods
on the cocoa tree. These trees ara
numerous in the West Indies, and it is
from there we get our supply. The
beans are brought hither in the pod
and put through regular manufactur-
ing process to produce the chocolate
cakes that we use. The first operation
is the breaking of the husks and separ-
ating them from the kernels by q blast
OF air. Then the beans are ground with
sugar by revolving granite grind
stones. The stones are heated, and the
oil contained in the bean makes the
mass adhere and become thick pasta.
This pulp is now partly dried and the
air bubbles are squeezed out in a press
and it is transferred to the cooling
tables. Here it is beaten and worked
by hand to produce an even texture
and fine grain. Then it is placed in
molds, blast of cold air is turned ON,
and in few moments the beautiful
glossy tablets are finished.
1.-The British government has recant-
ly directed that chocolate be served
two or three times a week in the army
and navy. In confectionery the Paris
ians exceed US in the number of prep
arations of chocolate. We use it In ita
natural flavor only, while they mix
essences and other fiavors with IL.
until there is no end to the combin.
ations they produce. In England
much of the chocolate is adulterated.
Some recent tests detected -four, starch,
potato, lard, chalk, bran, and old sea-
biscuit in specimens offered for sals."
.NeIO York Mail and Express.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-03
The Neck OF the Giraffe.

In spite of its enormous length it
only possesses the seven Yertebrse
which are common to nearly all the
mammals. In consequence it is near
ly as infiexible as a wooden bar of
equal length, so that the many pretty
pictures which represent girafes cram
ing their necks gracefully, after the
manner of swans, are ludicrouslv
wrong. ''But," said the obiectors, If
it had so long and infexible neck it
could not Craze, and, being ruminant
animal, would die of hunger" 1t is
quite true that it can not Craze. 1t
can only lower its head near the
ground by spreading its forelegs as
widely as possible and drawing its
hind legs under them, thus presenting
most ludicrouS aspect. In its native
state it never. as far as 1 know, even
attempts to lower its head to the
ground, but in captivity it can be in
dueed to do so by laying on the ground
large lump of sugar, Of which it is
inordinately fond. The fact is that it
is intended to Craze, not on the ground,
but on the leaves of trees. The acacia,
or mimosa, is its favorite tree, and the
Dutch colonists have in consequences
called the acacia by the name of
''kameeldorn," i. e., camel-thorn,
they invariably giving the name of
'camel" to the giraffe This mode of
feeding involves anomalous structure.
This is the tongue on which the giraffe
is almost as much dependent as is the
elephant on its proboscis. 1t is pos
sessed OF wonderful powers of ex-
tension and contraction, and can be
narrowed until it almost resembles the
corresponding organ of the ant-eater.
The peculiar powers of the tongue can
we'll be seen when the animal takes
the sugar from the ground. 1t does
not attempt to seize the sugar with its
lips, but protrudes its tongue to its
fullest extent, twists the narrow tip
around the sugar, and so draws the
coveted dainty into its mouth. When
it feeds on the trees it picks off leaf
after leaf quite daintily, selecting those
which are most to its taste.-Good
Words.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-03
When to Tip and How to Tip.

Have you ever talked with q man
who has travelled around the world
and seen everything from the mouth
of the Congo to the Chinese wall? I
met one this morning on the west end
veranda. He travels all the time, and
told me that he made a point of get
ting into cities and countries at holi-
day-times, when he could see them ut
their best. That is why he stays in
America in summer. His next stop
ping place will be Persia; then he goes
into Egypt, and he wiH+reaah- -Ghizs.
in April, when the fetes are held.
asked him what it cost to live as he did.
sit would cost you about $12 a day to
follow in my paths" he answered.
''but do it for $7.25. Living expenses
have averaged me that the past year.
| keep record of everything, and
know to penny what | spend. I al
ways travel tirst-class, see all there is
to be seen. and | don't think have the
reputation of being niggardly. But I
have travelling down to a science. It
costs me now about 25 per cent. of
what it did when / began. Of course
some of the reduction comes from the
cheapness of travelling facilities. but a
good part of it comes from knowing
what am about
Travelling is business, and to do it
economically one has to learn it as he
has u trade For example, tipping
costs me about one-third what it would
inexperienced people. because know
when to tip and when not to. Then in
living I save again. l live on the
European plan always, so that if am
sight seeing can get my meals any
where without feeling that / am pay
ing for another do not eat. Then 1
always avoid a table d'hote. That's
another way of paying for more than
you want. My biggest meal is my
breakfast. If 1 get good one don't
care much what have the rest of the
day. I find that most travellers feel
the same way. | keep a diary Of
everything, do and l can tell what I
did and where was on any day twenty
years past. / can only speak one
tongue-English, though 1 have picked
up smattering of French. but l get
along with my native tongue. You
will find English-speaking people the
world over, and l never trouble my
self about the language of the country
am going to.-PhiiGdelphia Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-03
POliteneS5.

think civilization is gradually do
ing away with politeness, SAYS a writ
er in the San Francisco Chronicle. 1t
does not seem to be fashionable to be
polite any more. True, fellows al
ways raise their hats to ladies and all
that sort of thing, but it does not mean
so much as it did, not the same kind
of respect the old school carried to a
point of quaint affectation. There's
an awful lot of loose freedom per-
mitted to-day. Between men the po-
liteness is pretty much like that dis
played by two pugilists when they
shake hands before beginning to fight.
There are precious few people after
all who permit friendship to interfere
with their own interests, and not a
great many who even trouble to be po-
lite when they are working for them
selves. It's all very well to be honest,
but to-day honesty seems to be char
acteriZed by rudeness, and frequently
by vulgarity. Of course we know that
Claude Duyal was the most polite man
of his time, and Jack Sheppard was
always very respectful to ladies. But
still a man may be polite and not be a
highwayman. The highest point of
pOliteness, perhaps, ever reached was
that gentlemen of the old school i'm
mortalized in verse, who
Kicked them down stains with such very ane
grace,
They thought he was handing them up.
But pOliteness still exists in several
countries in the world in spite of all
civilization. In China, at New Year
time, it is customary for the Chinese
to send one another presents, pretty
| hn do Int q,
China you are not supposed to accept
the present You send pretty mes
sage of thanks, give the servant little
fee, and return the present, which may
do similar duty dozen times. ! re-
member a sheep that did duty for
about twenty, until il became quite a
noted animal, and being very thin
when it first started it died worn out
before it was quite through the present
| season.
But down in Mexico they are very
polite people. Ifyou admire anything
Mexican or Spaniard possesses he
Immediately says, politely: ut is at
your service"
OF course you don't take it. But
| you make the same courteous offer
when anybody else admires anything
! you've got. and so the politeness is
even. But it is awkward. You can
see it may be misunderstood, and then
the little episode occurs which friend
of mine reports. The two men were
Americans and knew one another well,
and so it was only joke.
That's very handsome pin you've
got" one said to the other.
DO you think so? 1t is at your SER
vice." came out from force of habit, or
| Spanish.
'.Well. thank you. will take it."
"Wnl you? Pm - if you do"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-03
Teach the Children to Sew.

Every girl and boy should be pro-
vided with box, in which there are
buttons suited to their clothes, thimble,
needles, and thread. Many boys learn
to sew on buttons, but will not use a
thimble;.if they accustom themselves
to its use when they begin, it will be-
come necessary, as it is, to rapid and
safe sewing; without il the second
finger receives many wounds from the
head of the needle, which is discourag-
ing to beginner. and uncomfortable to
any one. A few points given at very
early age win be sufficient, such as:
The old threads must be picked off the
cloth OF out of the button, if there are
any. A needle that will easily slip
through the eyes of the button should
be chosen, and thread of suita BILE color
and strength; thread the needle and
draw the ends of the thread
together, and tie knot on the end.
Sew through the two holes of the
button three times, two ways, Sc
that a cross, or letter x, will be
made when it is done; fasten on the
wrong side with three back stitches,
and cut the thread. Children can be
taught to sew on buttons perfectly
when they are six years old. There
are many grown people who never
learned to sew them on properly
Pauline adelaide Hardy, in GOOD
Housekeeping.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-03
An old-Fashioned Gaming.

A big boy was caned feroeiously
up and down the schoOl-room. He
could get away now and then from his
oppressor, who was obese and halted
on one leg; but he was sure to be over
taken at some point of disadvantage.
of which there were many in his career
At every goal of this kind he got q
yolley of stripes, some of them back
handed, To vary the pastime. This
exercise generally terminated through
the pursuer getting blown. had
myself once the honor of undergoing
whacking which was memorable for this
reason-videlieet l had on suit OF
clothes only few days old the jacket
whereof was gay with three rows OF
bright buttons like in pattern to those
consecrated in these days to pages.
| That was the style in which boys were
got up in the days of my youth. What
NV fault was do not at this time re-
member; know it was nothing re-
| markably bad. l should add, that.
! being tail for my age, was, though q
| Young boy, not subjected to the left
handed process, but punished, like my
| seniors, in the vertical position, and sc
! punished was l that the buttons new
off nv new jacket under the stroke.
until the garment was bare, and
know not for how long after. A boz
of nv own age, who is still living
| picked the buttons up as they fell and
presented them to me after school -
RlackarooGs UQgdzi7se,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-11-03
They Lost Their Votes.

A story is told of game of poker
that moved the capital of Dakota 1t
was at that memorable Winter session
at Yankton where sev"-= ItVal towns
were pitted again 5ue smother as to
which should secure ire coveted honor.
1t happened that two towns were tied
on the vote, and single additional
ballot would have secured the prize for
either. 1t was in this condition of
affairs that job was put up to secure
the single lacking vote by inveigling
a poker-loving member into game OF
draw. There were four in the party
three from one of the rival towns and
the proposed victim from the other.
The game was in an upper room OF
a hotel, and play was big and furious,
as the participants had full purses
The great game was after while
opened with 800 in the pot 1t had
been agreed to give the victim fine
hand and to give one of the three con-
| spirators a hand that would beat 1t.
He got the hand, looked at it and said
as he raised the ante, lit will take 500
| to draw cards" The other two con-
spirators passed out and the victim
raised 5000. They sea-sawed until
| $4,000 was up, when they drew. The
conspirator took one card to four
kings. The victim hesitated and final
| " drew three.
Then the betting began, and did not
stop till $1,000 more was on the table.
Then the conspirator, made his side bet
even and said: Il am out of money, but
I'll raise you 160 acres of land in Bes-
die county; no, won't either, but I'll
tell you what i will do; I'll bet You my
vote on the capital" ''Done" said the
victim, and the hands were spread out.
The conspiratOr had four kings and
reached for the pot. ''Hold on" said
the victim, as he laid down four aces.
.'your vote will bring the capital to
| Bismarck" and it did. His hand had
been queen full on aces. and he dis
carded the queens, but where he got
lie aces nobody could tell.